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Grow Your Own Food – Gardening and permaculture for beginners

GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Organic Gardening & Garden Design Course for Beginners
A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design
Waimarama Organic Community Garden
February 15th, 29th, March 7th, April 4th, 11th & 18th. Thursday 10 – 11:30am
Contact Ami info@germinatecollective.org.nz or 027 35 77998 for more information and registrations

$12 – $15

Motueka Repair Cafe

Save the date, and come along to the second Motueka Repair Cafe, at 10am at the Motueka Library (Te Noninga Kumu), and have a cuppa while you learn how to repair your stuff. We’ve assembled a team to deal with repairs to clothes, cushions, kitchen appliances, small furnishings, toys and to sharpen knives. See you…

Nelson Repair Cafe

A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community.

Free

Nelson Tasman Climate Forum’s 4th Anniversary!!

Save the date and come celebrate the Forum's 4th anniversary with us! (For info, a bit of our history can be found here) We plan to meet at the Isel Market in Stoke at the end of the day, to enjoy what we hope will be a beautiful end of afternoon, after the rain expected…

Maire Stream Guardians/Nurturers monthly Working Bee

Snuggled into the hills of Tahuna is the peaceful valley of Maire Stream. Along one sides, lower bank are the native planting done 2020 and further along is the Wee Food Forest started 2021. These areas need weeding of blackberry, oldmans beard vine, climbing doc and some gorse so the trees can get big enough to take care of themselves and prosper. Giving cool and green for native animals and the ecosystems to recover and thrive.

Free
Event Series Motueka Repair Cafe

Motueka Repair Cafe

Save the date, and come along to the second Motueka Repair Cafe, at 10am at the Motueka Library (Te Noninga Kumu), and have a cuppa while you learn how to repair your stuff. We’ve assembled a team to deal with repairs to clothes, cushions, kitchen appliances, small furnishings, toys and to sharpen knives. See you…

Event Series Motueka Repair Cafe

Motueka Repair Cafe

Save the date, and come along to the second Motueka Repair Cafe, at 10am at the Motueka Library (Te Noninga Kumu), and have a cuppa while you learn how to repair your stuff. We’ve assembled a team to deal with repairs to clothes, cushions, kitchen appliances, small furnishings, toys and to sharpen knives. See you…

Together We Grow FREE film screening

Join us at Greenmeadows Centre in the Tui Room on March 21st at 6 pm for a special screening of Together We Grow in celebration of Unity Week 2024. Doors open at 5pm. Bring your friends, whanau, neighbours and loved ones to discover the incredible community-led work happening across the region. Dive into our resource…

Event Series Nelson Repair Cafe

Nelson Repair Cafe

A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community – brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, held at the Habitat Hub (Restore), 166 Tahunanui Drive. You will be able to bring items for smaller repairs – examples include: – Electrical items (no large appliances) – Clothing…

WEBINAR – A Degrowth Approach to Climate Change

This webinar will challenge the mainstream response to the climate crisis and outline a radically different approach. Sahra Kress has a long term interest in complexity theory and how everything fits together.  She divides her time between a career as a midwife in the Kapiti coast and re-localization, restoration efforts and degrowth advocacy. Jack Santa…

WEBINAR – Building Alternatives: Are Efforts to Reform the System Misplaced? with Ted Trainer

Ted Trainer Ph.D is a retired Australian academic best know for his development of The Simpler Way, an alternative lifestyle that embodies deep sustainability and degrowth principles.  He has written several books and numerous articles on these topics, and developed an educational site at his home near Sydney, Australia to demonstrate what a sustainable lifestyle…

School Strike for Climate

Meet at the Trafalgar Centre carpark and march down Rutherford, Hardy and Trafalgar Street to gather at Trafalgar and Halifax Intersection. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/schoolstrike4climatenz  

Positive Ageing Expo

The Positive Ageing Expo showcases the recreational, health and social services available in Nelson-Tasman to make ageing a positive experience. The Positive Ageing Expo has been running since 2008 and attracts about 2,000 people each year.  The purpose of the Expo is to bring people together, find ways to engage and connect with community groups…

Outgrow the System – Movie projection@The Gecko

A documentary about transitioning to a sustainable economic system. "Change the system, not the climate" is a common demand in the climate movement. But what kind of system do we actually want? In the midst of humanity's worst crisis, the pioneers stand ready. We thank The Gecko to have programmed it in Motueka, and we'd like…

Event Series Nelson Repair Cafe

Nelson Repair Cafe

A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community – brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, held at the Habitat Hub (Restore), 166 Tahunanui Drive. You will be able to bring items for smaller repairs – examples include: – Electrical items (no large appliances) – Clothing…

Active Hope: Deep Ecology & Yoga Retreat

Anahata Yoga Retreat is delighted to welcome Inna Alex who will be hosting the Active Hope – Deep Ecology & Yoga Retreat gathering at our Golden Bay Retreat. Kindly note that the teachings included in this gathering may not reflect Anahata’s tradition and philosophy. Join us for an extraordinary, heart-felt journey into enhanced connection and…

Six Inches of Soil in our local cinemas

The inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities. Find the projection times in Motueka, Nelson and Takaka (from the 2nd till the 19th of May) here: https://www.flicks.co.nz/movie/six-inches-of-soil/ https://youtu.be/OaJl0yQ7ufQ    

Textile ResQ Collective Launch

Mark your calendars! The long awaited launch of Textile ResQ Collective 4th May 9:30-3:00 - Hospice Op Shop on Saxton! May the Fourth Be With You! More info on this Facebook page.

Composting Workshops in Tasman District

Composting at home is an easy and environmentally friendly way to manage food scraps and garden waste while also saving money on waste disposal fees. Whether you’re just getting started, or need a little help troubleshooting, there’s something for you in these workshops. Plus, there are giveaways and prizes to be won. No registration is…

Nelson Repair Cafe

A monthly event helping you to repair your household items, save resources and build community – brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum.. Come and visit us in the Buzz Room, behind Restore. You will be able to bring items for smaller repairs – examples include:– Electrical items (no large appliances)– Clothing and…

Free

Common Ground Film screening

Hollywood comes to the party in this star-studded, fact-filled documentary about how we produce food. Common Ground examines how our food system has impacted the state of soil in the United States and around the world. Screened at The Suter Art Gallery, the film will be followed by a “Back to Earth” panel discussion about…

Event Series Nelson Compost Club working bees

Nelson Compost Club working bees – The Brook

Join the community compost during Climate Action Festival and, if you want, every Saturday morning. Indeed, it is a ongoing working session, which takes place throughout the year. No prior registration required. The compost club is located at the Waimarama Community Gardens (Tantragree Rd, The Brook). if you've got any question, please email info@communitycompost.co.nz, or…

Empowering Soil 1.0 – Motueka

Empowering Soil 1.0 will equip participants with simple tools and strategies to care for and regenerate soil to bring abundance to your garden. Elliot Cleland will demonstrate natural farming techniques for making your own mineral and biological inputs and then try out some different planting strategies to accelerate the improvement of soil health. Registrations details…

$40

Repair with Flair Student Fashion Show

An event looking at how we can reduce the tonnes of clothing going to landfill. This is a "follow on" from The Clothing Revolution put on by the Waimea Soroptimist club last year. This year it is aimed at school students from year 7 up challenging them how to reuse, repair and restyle their clothes before discarding them to landfill. How to look at good quality materials rather than cheap online alternatives. Encourage utilising good op-shops in the area. A parade with prizes will be held. Other repair groups will be present. The Nelson/Tasman Climate Forum will have displays and a video. Entry is free, and light refreshments will be available at a small charge.

Free

Weed Eating – the nourishing kind

We will look at the 10 most common edible weeds, learning about their nutrition, growing habit, properties and how to use them in your kitchen. A few tasters will be available for sampling. Notes will be supplied.

$10 – $25

3rd Anniversary of Nelson’s First Miyawaki Microforest

Celebrate and learn about Nelson’s first Miyawaki Microforest on its 3rd birthday. After three years, a microforest should be left alone to grow by itself, according to Akira Miyawaki. Colin Davis, co-initiator of this project, will take participants for a walk around the forest presenting its unique use of biochar and sharing the purpose, origin,…

free

Battle for the Banded Rail – Community planting day

Waimea Inlet Pukeko lane, redwood valley

  Battle for the Banded Rail is a project working with local communities to increase the number of banded rail and other estuarine birds on the margins of the Waimea Inlet by restoring habitat and trapping predators. This is the first of a series of planting day. See the full winter schedule here.   Pukeko…

free

Learn how to make compost!

Join us for an interactive hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to plan, build, and maintain a compost heap.  Organic nursery operator Rex Hunt will demonstrate how you can make your own compost in a short period of time. He takes a science-based approach and will explain the difference between a hot compost (short period)…

Koha

Seed Saving For Local Food Resilience

Sustainable Living Center 24 Waitapu Road, Takaka, New Zealand

Join Sol Morgan, from the Golden Bay Sustainable Living Center and the local GB Seed Saver group, who will explain the art of saving seeds, combining theory and practice. Saving seeds is fundamental for local food resilience. This supports growing food locally, which also reduces transport costs, but is also a way to preserve our…

Koha

Cargo Bike Get together

Victory Community Center 2 Totara Street,Nelson,7010,New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand

Calling all cargo bikers, and anybody curious about cargo bikes. Join us for a short social ride and BBQ Picnic. From 1:30 pm gather at River Kitchen (81 Trafalgar St., Nelson) 2pm - Leisurely ride together along the Maitai and onto St. Vincent St. 2:30 or so, finishing at Victory Community Centre for BBQ picnic,…

Bike Repair Workshop for Beginners

Victory Community Center 2 Totara Street,Nelson,7010,New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand

Bring your bike along and join Greg McIntyre, bike enthusiast and Bike Hub mechanic, to learn how to do basic and straightforward repair and maintenance on the ABC's - air, brakes, and chain - of your trusty wheels. The workshop is free with koha donations for the Nelson Bike Hub welcome. There are limited spaces…

Free

Talk to an Architect and make your project climate friendly

Online or Fineline Architecture Office 123c Bridge Street, Nelson, New Zealand

Taking on a new home build or renovation project is a significant journey to embark on - especially when you aspire to make it environmentally friendly! From selecting the ideal site and navigating the "greenwashing" of materials to determining the appropriate size and budget, having guidance from an expert can make all the difference. To…

free

WEBINAR – Streets for people or roads for cars? How streets and community wellbeing interact.

Online (Zoom)

Join Simon Kingham, Professor of Geography at the University of Canterbury and Chief Science Advisor to the Ministry of Transport, for this lunchtime webinar about how streets and community wellbeing interact. Streets are usually seen as places for motor vehicles, but what happens if we rethink their role as places that can strengthen our communities…

Free

Victory Community Working Bee and Afternoon Tea in the Mārakai

Victory Community Center 2 Totara Street,Nelson,7010,New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand

Join the team in the Victory Community Garden for a working bee and afternoon tea to celebrate the Climate Action Festival. Come along to hear about our newly developed vision for the garden that supports people to garden together. See our community compost system in use or help tend our garden beds. Then enjoy some homemade and locally produced refreshments with others in the relaxed surroundings of the mārakai.

Free

Global Stitch Up Headbands made from repurposed cultural fabrics at Hospice op-shops across Nelson and Tasma

Hospice Op Shops

Global Stitch up is a creative hub based at Cultural Conversations where we want women from diverse backgrounds to: Feel safe and empowered. Upskill but also learn from each other’s cultural traditions. Engage in conversation and make new friends. Gain business independence and responsibility. Feel motivated. Our current group welcomes over 20 women from India,…

Bike-to-Work Breakfast

1903 Square (upper Trafalgar Street) 1903 Square, Nelson

Bike to work or school and be rewarded! If you cycle to work or school on Tuesday 28 May you can call in to grab a free breakfast between 7am and 9am. There will be coffee and a delicious breakfast which you can have with us or takeaway as fuel for the rest of your journey.

free

Sustainable Farm Tour

Tākaka I-Site Willow Street, Takaka

A tour of farms in Golden Bay that showcase some of the great initiatives that are happening to make farms more sustainable. See regenerative approaches in action including soil care using Albrecht method, permaculture design on farm, mixed animal farming and alternative energy projects. There are many good examples of good farm stewardship here in the Bay. This is a follow-on from the successful tour of Sustainable businesses.

$20

Cut your Power Costs: Budget-Friendy Energy tips

Motueka Library 32 Wallace street, Motueka

Discover simple yet effective ways to reduce your energy bill and get practical tips on servicing your appliances. Snacks and tea will be provided. No need to register. This event…

free

Garden Potions for Thriving Soil

Birchwood School 15, Durham Street, Stoke

  Learn to make plant potions in this family and teacher-friendly workshop by Garden to Table, a food curriculum program for schools to engage in growing, harvesting, preparing, and sharing…

Free

Compost Club Get Together – Washing up party

The Yard 5 sharps Ln, Nelson

Compost Club is our fun and social space where we expertly craft living compost together and wash the buckets from the food waste collection service.
Our team and volunteers gather to connect, learn and share our collective knowledge at "The Yard" behind Tim's Garden, Nelson Whakatū.

free

Grow Your Own Food – Organic Gardening & Garden Design Course for Beginners

Nelson Women’s Centre (NWC)

A six week introduction to organic FOOD gardening & garden design.
- raised bed garden method
- soil life & compost methods
- permaculture principles & thinking
- “pests & diseases”
- propagation including seed sowing & raising, cuttings
- crop rotation & companion planting

Build your knowledge & confidence for growing food all year round...

$72 – $90

Once You Know – Film screening

The Gecko Motueka 23B Wallace Street, Motueka, New Zealand

Join us for this screening of Once You Know, a cinematic journey with Emmanuel Cappellin on his earnest and visually stunning quest to learn how mankind must adapt for a…

$12

Waimarama Community Garden – working bee

Waimarama Organic Community Garden Tantragee Road, The Brook, Nelson, New Zealand

Come and join in! Join the Waimarama Organic Community Garden for its weekly gardening session and the garden tour they are offering us to the occasion of the Climate Action…

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